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THE SANCTUARY OF PLA DE PETRACOS (CASTELL DE CASTELLS)
The Sanctuary of Pla de Petracos, located in the municipality of Castell de Castells, is one of the most outstanding examples of Macroesque Art in Europe and has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest and World Heritage Site. The importance of the site led the Provincial Council of Alacant to enhance its value by improving its dissemination, protection and access to the site, works that were inaugurated on 3rd March 1998.
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TOSSAL DE MANISES
35 km NW of the city centre of Alicante, in the Albufereta district, there is a hill called Tossal de Manises, 38 metres high, on the top of which we can enjoy the view of a Roman city, Lucentum, built on top of an Iberian settlement, which dates back to the end of the 5th century or the beginning of the 4th century BC.........
The Illeta dels Banyets is one of the longest known and excavated archaeological sites in Alicante. It is located in the municipality of Campello, about 9 km from the city of Alicante. It is an ancient peninsula that was separated from the coast due to an earthquake, at an uncertain date, in which the part that joined it to the land was destroyed and eroded. In 1943 it was reattached to land to form a natural breakwater, using dynamite and destroying a large part of the prehistoric necropolis.......................
